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Metsäliitto Group to be Provided with Sierra Wireless Routers by Mobile World Communications

Sierra Wireless has announced that Mobile World Communications is to supply Sierra Wireless AirLink Intelligent wireless routers to the Metsäliitto Group, which is an International forest industry group operating in 30 countries.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2011

GigaPan Reintroduces EPIC Pro Robotic Camera with New and Special Functions

The Epic Pro, one the robotic camera products from GigaPan is being revamped with new functions.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2011

SBCA Honors Applied Robotics with Best of Business Award

The Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA) has chosen Applied Robotics (ARI) to be the recipient of the 2010 Best of Business Award in the General Industry Machinery/Equip Manufacturers category.

From Applied Robotics 5 May 2011

New MIT Algorithm Helps Sensors Monitor Surrounding Environment

Researchers at MIT have produced a new algorithm that enables sensor laden robots to focus on parts of the environment that change more frequently than others without losing track of the regions that change slowly.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

ReconRobotics and SSC Pacific to Design New Micro-Robot Platform For Use in Combating Maritime Piracy

If you were a pirate on the open seas you wouldn’t be too concerned about having a beer can thrown at you would you? Perhaps you should be! Recon Robotics have developed a tiny remote controlled beer can sized robot that can stick to the side of a ship and scale the hull to get to the deck.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

Robotic Heart Surgery First at London Health Sciences Centre

For Viola Addison the emergency heart surgery at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) was life changing and she had robotics to thank for it. The cardiac surgery team that operated on her closed a hole in the heart during the operation. The LHSC is not new to robotic surgery but the procedure was used for the first time in an emergency surgery on Viola.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

ON Semiconductor Releases Image Sensors for High-End Security Applications

ON Semiconductor has released a new range of image sensors, the 5.3-megapixel VITA 5000 and the 2.3-megapixel VITA 2000, for high end security, surveillance, 2D barcode, machine vision and similar intelligent transportation applications.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

Nevada Blue, a Mini-Robot Wins MicroMouse Competition

The University of Nevada, Reno team consisting of Eric Chalko and Alexander Bajenov had spent months on the design and construction of Nevada Blue, a palm sized mouse.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

PVA to Showcase Coating and Dispensing Solutions at Nepcon China

PVA will give a presentation on the “Setting up a Successful Conformal Coating Process’ and will also display its product range at the Vendor Conference in Nepcon Chin from 11 to 13 May, 2011.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout UAV Achieves Single Day Flight Record in Anti-Piracy Missions

The MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV developed by Northrop Grumman on April 12th 2011 set a single day flight record of 18 h while flying for anti piracy missions along with the US Navy’s 5th Fleet.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

Research on Fire Ants May Help Develop Thinking Robots

A new research on ants indicates that even though they may march one by one they form a superstructure of thousands, creating a raft that puzzles the laws of physics. Ants contain exoskeletons that repel water.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

Engineering Design Day at the University of Arizona to Showcase Innovations

Engineering Design Day at the University of Arizona in 2011 is set to display more than 50 design projects at the UA Student Union Memorial Center. The 9th edition of the Engineering Design Day is being sponsored by the University of Arizona College of Engineering.

By Andy Choi 3 May 2011

Denver Hospital Launches Robotics Institute

The next time you get wheeled in for surgery in Denver a robot may be performing some surgical procedures on you. Robotic surgery is no longer what you read about in science fiction stories but a daily fact for the Porter Adventist Hospital situated in Denver. The hospital has been building a comprehensive team of surgeons and staff who are well equipped to usher in the age of robotic surgery.

By Andy Choi 3 May 2011

New Microplate Labeler Launched by Hudson Robotics

Hudson Robotics has introduced a new Microplate Labeler. The PA 1000 automated Print & Apply labeler is designed for the laboratory. It offers flexible bar code printing and good data management capabilities.

By Andy Choi 3 May 2011

Celestica to Buy Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Operations from Brooks Automation

Celestica, a Toronto based firm, will acquire Brookes Automation’s semiconductor equipment to amplify its capabilities in systems integration and complex mechanical services.

By Andy Choi 3 May 2011